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Jan 11, 2013 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s parliament has voted to oust chief justice Shirani Bandaranayake in on sharply partisan lines with courts and the opposition parties saying the impeachment process was illegal. Ruling party members however went ahead saying the court ruling amounted to a re-writing of the constitution and not just an interpretation […]

Jan 11, 2013 (LBO) – An illegal impeachment of Sri Lanka’s Chief Justice and the disregard for law by the ruling coalition will discourage investment, an opposition legislator has warned.“Without law how can investors come?” legislator Harsha de Silva from the main opposition United National Party, who is also an economist told reporters ahead of […]

Jan 11, 2013 (AFP) – Sri Lankan lawyers Friday urged judges to refuse to accept the appointment of a new chief justice ahead of a vote that is expected to see the incumbent impeached by lawmakers.The Lawyers’ Collective in letters to judges said a move by parliament to go ahead with a vote later Friday […]

Jan 11, 2013 (LBO) – Britain, has condemned the beheading of a Sri Lankan maid who was sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia for the death of an infant in her care when she was still a minor. Sri Lanka’s foreign ministry said it “deplores” the beheading. Sri Lanka has also recalled the ambassador to […]

Jan 10, 2013 (LBO) – Sri Lanka is to go ahead with the impeachment of chief justice Shirani Bandaranayake amid protests from lawyers as well as opposition parties after courts ruled that a parliamentary probe and its findings were illegal.The chief justice had petitioned court saying she was denied due process. Courts had also ruled […]

Jan 10, 2013 (LBO) – Friday Forum, a grouping of citizens have called upon Sri Lanka’s President Mahinda Rajapaksa to respect the law and abide a court ruling on a planned impeachment of the country’s chief justice.“We urge that your Excellency, as Head of State, recognize and act according to the accepted norm that court […]

Jan 10, 2013 (LBO) – The Employers’ Federation of Ceylon a grouping of large firms has called for rule of law to be respected ahead of an expected impeachment of the chief justice by parliament which has been declared illegal and unconstitutional by courts.The EFC, an 83 year old body said the sovereignty of the […]

COLOMBO, Jan 10, 2013 (AFP) – Distraught family members of a Sri Lankan maid beheaded in Saudi Arabia have asked for her remains to be flown home, a family friend said Thursday, amid growing anger at the execution. The family of Rizana Nafeek was in shock after hearing of Wednesday’s beheading and was pleading with […]

Jan 09, 2012 (LBO) – Sri Lanka has deplored the beheading of a maid in Saudi Arabia after she was convicted of killing an infant under her care when she was still a minor. Rights group called for clemency as the Rizana Nafeek did not have legal representation at the time of her trial. The […]

Jan 08, 2013 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s court of appeal has quashed the findings of a parliamentary committee against Chief Justice Shirani Bandaranayake where lawyers said she was not accorded due process and principles of natural justice. Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court has earlier said the parliamentary committee was unconstitutional. Sri Lanka’s Parliament is due to […]